Integrating candidate gene and quantitative genetic approaches to understand variation in timing of breeding in wild tit populations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 813-823

  Liedvogel, Miriam ^a,b   Cornwallis, Charlie K ^a   Sheldon, Ben C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal model; Breeding; Candidate gene; Circadian clock; Heritability; Polymorphism; Quantitative genetics; Timing; Wild population

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK;

ADAPTATION; BREEDING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; WILD POPULATION;

ADAPTATION; ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ALLELES; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BREEDING; CLOCK PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84859445318     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02480.x     Document Type: Article

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